CA BRN New Requirements For NCLEX RN international students

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I had already registered online in Pearson Vue but I think I'm not yet eligible to take the test. Is there an expiration date for my registration at PV?

I received a letter from CA BON requesting for new requirements such as:

  1. SS number
  2. Local license in the Philippines
  3. Copy of ur clinical rotation schedule for your cases: Assisted/Actual deliveries, cord dressing, and major/minor surgeries
  4. A complete school curriculum hundred pages or more sent directly from ur nursing school to the board. (the board doesn't accept the condensed version of the curriculum
  5. A one-page curriculum outline and academic calendar.

Fortunately, I had the first 2 requirements but I am worried that the last 3 will take time to be accomplished.

I am wondering if it's just me who have this requirement. Most of NCLEX passers I know weren't required on those listed above. It's really hard to focus on review while your thinking of this :uhoh3:

hi, I'm an octoberian grad. I graduated last October 2011 according to my transcript. anyone here who are my batchmates?

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Hi, try to apply to the state of Vermont, New Mexico or Connecticut, I heard they are not that strict regarding the requirements needed for NCLEX :)

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washington like "Washington D.C.?"

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I called WA state today and asked about requirements and concurrency and the person I talked to looked like she doesn't know about concurrency... She just said transcripts so I'm hoping they don't have it...

Maybe she thought or heard "concurrency" as in currency (money) and that's why she said "transcripts" instead, lol.

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Hi, try to apply to the state of Vermont, New Mexico or Connecticut, I heard they are not that strict regarding the requirements needed for NCLEX :)

Kabayans, you have to look at the "bigger picture".

To everyone asking of the same question: just pick whatever state you wish to work in for the next 3-8 years or more.

-- It makes NO sense to get a license in one state, when you really WANT to work in another, as you need to still PASS that state's requirements you wanted to work in the FIRST place.

-- You will be spending more MONEY by hopping around one state to another in extra fee$ and possible extra money for certain testing$ and wasting more months waiting and waiting, instead of looking for a job.

**** The FASTEST, the EASIEST, the CHEAPEST state to apply into is the State you feel you will put your roots down for many years, the MINUTE you pass the NCLEX! If that state doesn't meet their requirements AND your needs and desires (weather, salary, etc) now then move on and research and travel to that state if you can. ****

-- Avoid the 13 states that are enforcing the concurrency now, The list of them are mentioned a few times on this forum.

-- Forget about trying to ENDORSE-TRANSFER any out-of-state license into CA or ANY of the current mentioned 12 other states that are enforcing the concurrency rules, it's NOT going to happen as again, you MUST submit the same college transcripts that already DENIED or will DENY the application, there's no way around to go around this! It doesn't matter if you have 2 years or more of US RN experience, my PH friend tried to endorse her FL into CA and was denied the licensure, citing the same concurrency issue.

-- As you may know or should know, that jobs for us international students are becoming very hard and pretty difficult to get our foor thru the door, as many hospitals even many clinics are hiring their own students that did their clinical time in that hospital or hiring more of that local students or those from the same State. It's known as hiring the "internals".

-- To find out what state you are interested in, the bottom of each page is the list of BON's and you can easily Google...STATE's name followed by "board of nursing"....BINGO! It's all there for the state's requirements, including every one of the Board's has a special ""INTERNATIONAL"" section.

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probably CABON denied me because I am an Octoberian graduate :(

anyone here who are Octoberian grad?

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

No they wouldn't deny you with that reason alone. Did you finish you cases concurrently?

probably CABON denied me because I am an Octoberian graduate :(

anyone here who are Octoberian grad?

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Kuyafern. CA-BON denied application already. that's why I am applying to take the LVN exam instead.

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

If I may ask what was their reason of denying you. it had to have been about non concurrent cases or lack of hours. Well you should do what you please. I also know a lot who are taking the LVN.

Kuyafern. CA-BON denied application already. that's why I am applying to take the LVN exam instead.
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The never ending non concurrent issue. that's why. I think we got the same letter, they just change the names.

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What exactly is an academic calendar?

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simply submit the requirements and wait for the big surprise.

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